What: “Are You Not Entertained? Real Stories, Real People, Real Storytelling” — The 14th annual Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference, hosted by the University of North Texas’ Frank W. Mayborn Graduate Institute of Journalism.

When: July 20 to July 22 (Friday to Sunday).

Where: Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center, located at 1800 Highway 26 East in Grapevine, Texas.

Cost:...

John Ishiyama is a 2018 recipient of the prestigious Frank J. Goodnow award.

DENTON (UNT), Texas — John Ishiyama, University Distinguished Research Professor of political science at the University of North Texas, has earned the highest career award for service to the discipline presented by the American Political...

DENTON (UNT), Texas -- The Health and Medicine Division of the National Academy of Sciences has long recommended that adults consume at least 1,000 milligrams of calcium daily, and women age 50 and older should consume even more.
What’s great advice for Americans with European ethnicity, however, may not be great advice for Americans with West African ancestry. That demographic has high susceptibility to certain cancers when exposed to America’s calcium-rich, dairy food culture, according to Constance Hilliard, University of North Texas researcher in evolutionary African history....

DENTON (UNT), Texas  The Health and Medicine Division of the National Academy of Sciences has long recommended that adults consume at least 1,000 milligrams of calcium daily, and women age 50 and older should consume even more.
What’s great advice for Americans with European ethnicity, however, may not be great advice for Americans with West African ancestry. That demographic has high susceptibility to certain cancers when exposed to America’s calcium-rich, dairy food culture, according to Constance Hilliard, University of North Texas researcher in evolutionary African history....

DENTON (UNT), Texas — A University of North student trying to save her disappearing language is getting some unique help keeping it alive. Sumshot Khular, an Indian native from the northeastern state of Manipur, has been working with UNT linguistics professor Shobhana Chelliah and several other UNT students to document the Lamkang language and translate it into written form.

“In the beginning, people were suspicious and...

President Donald J. Trump will give his first formal State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress next Tuesday (Jan. 30). He is expected to reset the narrative that his policy agenda and approval ratings have been damaged by internal chaos and his own behavior by touting his most notable achievements. The speech will be televised live, and several Democratic members of Congress have said they will boycott the speech.

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DENTON (UNT), Texas -- The University of North Texas’ student-run cable television station, North Texas Television, or ntTV, has received two College & University Student Production Awards presented by the Lone Star Chapter Emmy® Awards.

UNT Media Arts students were recognized in two categories:

• NEWSCAST- Nightly News on Wednesday, March 29, 2017. Receiving the award were Jaci Mask, a May 2017 graduate in the Department of Media...

Family, finances and travel can make December the most stressful time of the year for many.

According to Joshua Hook, associate professor of psychology at the University of North Texas, following the ABCs can help people cope with holiday stress in a positive way.

●Acceptance — Thinking that you'll have zero stress during the...

DENTON (UNT), Texas - As Congress begins debate on the tax overhaul unveiled by House Republicans, anything that President Donald Trump does to draw attention to income inequality among Americans may influence news coverage of the issue. However, Republican presidents, unlike Democratic presidents, don't tend to make discussion of income inequality a priority, according to a recent study from University of North Texas researchers.

Regardless of the...

DENTON (UNT), Texas — While radiation therapy is the most common cancer treatment for children under age 10, preparation for it may cause great stress for a child and his or her family.

A child cannot move more than 3 millimeters in any direction during radiation or risk damaging healthy cells near cancerous cells. Pediatric oncologists have routinely sedated children to keep them motionless for the therapy, so a child can't have food or water for up to 12 hours before a session. And therapy...